High-level Mexican law enforcement delegation in Chicago to meet with DEA, CPD

Top-ranking Mexican law enforcement officials are in Chicago for a two day "working visit" to meet with federal and local law enforcement. The Mexican Attorney General's office says in a release that the prominent delegation's goal is to "strengthen bilateral cooperation between Mexico and the United States of America." Drug Enforcement Administration officials have scheduled a joint press conference with the Mexican delegation for tomorrow to "make a major announcement for the City of Chicago" but will not provide any additional information about the event.

El Mencho is the ruthless leader of the CJNG or Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a drug trafficking organization that DEA officials say has now established a stronghold in Chicago. He's already under indictment in Washington D.C. and believed to be directing his cartel from a Mexican mountain hideout.

The list of law enforcement officials in Chicago for the meeting is a who's who of top drug enforcement agents on both sides of the U.S./Mexican border:

Admiral of the Mexican Marine Corps, Ministry of the Navy, Marco Antonio Ortega-SiuBrigadier General Chief of Staff, Mexico's Ministry of Defense, Oswaldo Iván Galicia GaliciaChicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie JohnsonAdditional Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Partners will also be present.